It might be the end of May in the real world, but it's New Year's in Fruits Basket! Katie offers insight into the importance of the New Year's holiday in Japan, for us Westerners in the audience. We also go on a couple of Google adventures and get very excited about this week's Shigure Moment Watch.

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Did you bring tissues like we told you to? It's a sad episode, but we still find plenty to laugh about. We discuss Hatori's new and improved hair, how NOT to kiss someone, and how much better paced this show is than, say, Detective Conan. Just a random example. We're not bitter or anything.

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Hatori is here, and he's prescribing you a weekly dose of the Fruitscast. We delve into more manga/anime and dub/sub comparisons in between our usual happy sighs. We love these kids, okay?

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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At long last, we find out why the show is called Fruits Basket, and who you can blame for that weird extra S. Also: anime-original content, the truth about Japanese addresses, and GRANDPA!!

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Join us for a very special episode of the Fruitscast, in which we discuss why we don't like Kagura. We don't get too dark about it, but we do talk about physical abuse between romantic partners. If that's upsetting to you, you may want to skip ahead (you're not missing too much).

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Umeboshi discourse! Foreigner etiquette! The great leek conspiracy! The most pedantic Fruits Basket podcast returns for your enjoyment, discussing Episode 3: Let’s Play Rich Man-Poor Man.

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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It’s probably not who you think it is. Maybe? This week, we challenge the idea of 8am package delivery, praise the world's least threatening kabedon, and salute the nuance of the Japanese language that is inevitably lost in translation.

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Sarah and Katie gush about the first episode of the new Fruits Basket anime. Tune in to hear them discuss their first exposure to Fruits Basket, heap praise on voice actors, fail to remember all twelve zodiac animals, and laugh a whole lot.

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"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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